So I had to check and make sure I had the roman numerals right. 31 threads, wow, can you believe it? I think I started posted around XIV!!! I wonder what you giuys were talking about in Thread # I ??? Who were the big name players then, had we won a Natl championship yet? Any "All Things" historians out there?

du78

05-23-2011, 08:41 AM

So I had to check and make sure I had the roman numerals right. 31 threads, wow, can you believe it? I think I started posted around XIV!!! I wonder what you giuys were talking about in Thread # I ??? Who were the big name players then, had we won a Natl championship yet? Any "All Things" historians out there?

Link to first All Things DU (http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?44909-All-things-DU&highlight=All+Things+Denver)

CO14er started it on January 6, 2005, in between the 2004 and 2005 championships.

First post by CO14er

Since people have complained about us DU folk talking about non-matchup specific stuff, I've created this thread for that purpose. We can talk about the DU AD situation, making DU hockey more fun and exciting for fans, etc. I'd really like to get some ideas here for the latter that maybe we could present to the powers that be, like Swami's idea of getting a Booster club going. I know some folks that would totally be into that kind of thing.

rickkyboy

05-23-2011, 09:33 AM

Oh well, perhaps next year they can sell some shoes (http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/05/21/il-gear-zone-johns-hopkins-nike-zoom-vapor-fly-and-huarache-iii?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+insidelacrosse%2FD1+%28Colleg e+Men%27s+D1%29&utm_content=ESPN)

A Shot and a Goal

05-23-2011, 09:43 AM

For Denver fans who may want to seek info about the other three teams in the Lacrosse Final Four here are some links which can be of help. Think of it as 'one-stop-shopping' for the lacrosse Final Four.

Link to first All Things DU (http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?44909-All-things-DU&highlight=All+Things+Denver)

CO14er started it on January 6, 2005, in between the 2004 and 2005 championships.

First post by CO14er

Very interesting. We did tie with CC that year for the McNaughton cup correct? I notice Swami predicted we wouldn't win it in his typical pessimism. Good old Swami, I miss him!!!

joecct

05-23-2011, 01:51 PM

The ECAC finally gets a final four team!!! :D

dave29

05-23-2011, 02:28 PM

Very interesting. We did tie with CC that year for the McNaughton cup correct? I notice Swami predicted we wouldn't win it in his typical pessimism. Good old Swami, I miss him!!!

You are correct. I expect a heated battle between CC and DU this season just like that year.

Old Pio

05-23-2011, 03:45 PM

Very interesting. We did tie with CC that year for the McNaughton cup correct? I notice Swami predicted we wouldn't win it in his typical pessimism. Good old Swami, I miss him!!!

That makes two of us. DG's Harvard story is hardly unique. I recall fondly (sorry if you've heard this before) the time one of Willi's ski teams, loaded with Olympians (from both sides of the pond) was invited to the Dartmouth Winter Carnival. DU went through those east coast weenies like crap through a goose, naturally. Subsequently the Dartmouth student paper editorialized that inviting DU to the Winter Carnival was like inviting the Green Bay Packers to a touch football tournament, and maybe there should be no more invitations forthcoming. Booyah.

This party was well underway when I came staggering in. And with the exception of a couple of bar fights, it's been an honor and privilege to be part of this community.

dggoddard

05-23-2011, 05:07 PM

This party was well underway when I came staggering in. And with the exception of a couple of bar fights, it's been an honor and privilege to be part of this community.More bar fights stories please. :-)

Interesting situation developed today. The Lacrosse Final Four draws 60,000 fans buying three day passes. Its all sold out. Has been for a long time apparently. DU makes the big dance and they only get 250-300 tickets???

Keep in mind that there are 43 players on the DU roster. That doesn't seem to be very many when you consider player relatives, coach's families, alumni, fans, faculty, students, donors, VIPS, lacrosse alumni....

Luckily, ticket prices don't seem to be that out of line on StubHub. Unless you like to sit in the Club Seats. Then a family of four will set you back $1,000-$2,000.

Old Pio

05-23-2011, 05:31 PM

More bar fights stories please. :-)

Interesting situation developed today. The Lacrosse Final Four draws 60,000 fans buying three day passes. Its all sold out. Has been for a long time apparently. DU makes the big dance and they only get 250-300 ticket???

Keep in mind that there are 43 players on the DU roster. That doesn't seem to be very many when you consider player relatives, coach's families, alumni, fans, faculty, students, donors, VIPS, lacrosse alumni....

Luckily, ticket prices don't seem to be that out of line on StubHub. Unless you like to sit in the Club Seats. Then a family of four will set you back $1,000-$2,000.

No actual punches or bar stools thrown. Just a couple of occasions when we violated what should be our XI th Commandment (IMHO): "thou shalt be respectful of other DU posters."

Okay, one bar fight story (not related to this board). About a decade ago one of the brothers at my fraternity was a very serious and dangerous boxer. One night at the Border, some clown was pushing one of our pledges around. The kid described to me a "fist coming from nowhere" that went whistling by his ear and kocked the bully OUT OF HIS SHOES! This same guy subsequently put out the lights of a couple of DU basketball players who didn't understand the phrase: "You're not invited to this party."

Dmann

05-23-2011, 08:43 PM

So CC gets their stud back!! Any thoughts on this?

Old Pio

05-23-2011, 09:34 PM

So CC gets their stud back!! Any thoughts on this?

No empirical standards for what a "stud" is, right? I mean, does being the one horse in a corral (or should I say chorale?) full of ponies make you a stud? Of whom do you speak?

GO_PIOS

05-24-2011, 01:01 AM

Very interesting. We did tie with CC that year for the McNaughton cup correct? I notice Swami predicted we wouldn't win it in his typical pessimism. Good old Swami, I miss him!!!

Did something happen to Swami that I didn't hear about?

Cross-Czech

05-24-2011, 09:38 AM

Did something happen to Swami that I didn't hear about?

Information is scarce, but last I heard he was taken “up” during the rapture.

co14ers

05-24-2011, 11:30 AM

Information is scarce, but last I heard he was taken “up” during the rapture.

A friend of a friend told me he thinks he saw Swami holding up a cardboard sign at an intersection in Colorado Springs near the location of a very famous pawn shop.

ronmexico

05-24-2011, 11:51 AM

A friend of a friend told me he thinks he saw Swami holding up a cardboard sign at an intersection in Colorado Springs near the location of a very famous pawn shop.

Little used Doug Leaverton leaves CC for either Ohio State or Penn State.

Metro State Pioneers!

Go Tigers!!

co14ers

05-24-2011, 12:32 PM

Little used Doug Leaverton leaves CC for either Ohio State or Penn State.

Metro State Pioneers!

Go Tigers!!

Forward Hip E. Lettus to take Leaverton's spot on CC roster.

AP -- Hip E. Lettus, currently of the Hempville Greenhouses in the USHLL has decided to leave the team to join the Colorado College Tigers for the 2011-2012 season. In addition to sighting the 'incredible opportunity' to play for the Tigers, Lettus stated, "Colorado Springs boasts several 24-hour eateries and an abundance of retailers who sell top end glass and ceramic pieces of art" were major keys to his decision.

Rich

05-24-2011, 01:28 PM

AP -- Hip E. Lettus, currently of the Hempville Greenhouses in the USHLL has decided to leave the team to join the Colorado College Tigers for the 2011-2012 season. In addition to sighting the 'incredible opportunity' to play for the Tigers, Lettus stated, "Colorado Springs boasts several 24-hour eateries and an abundance of retailers who sell top end glass and ceramic pieces of art" were major keys to his decision.

It's absolutely shocking that the AP would let a typo (USHLL) through!

A Shot and a Goal

05-24-2011, 01:34 PM

Thought I'd post this informational e-mail from DU in case some fans haven't seen or received it.

====>DU Men’s Lacrosse NCAA Semifinal Information

Crimson & Gold, The Pioneer, Old Chicago and the Campus Lounge will all show Denver’s NCAA Tournament Semifinal game on Saturday

The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team will take on Virginia in the NCAA Tournament Semifinals at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., on Saturday at 2 p.m. MT. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN2.

Fans in Baltimore
Ticket Information: A limited number of session tickets – good for both the Semifinals and Finals – are available for $92. Ticket packages are available through the University of Denver by calling 303-871-3573 until Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at 12 noon MT. After this time, remaining tickets will be sold as single game tickets beginning Friday at 8 a.m. MT, and can be purchased at the M&T Bank Stadium Box Office or Ticketmaster.

Tailgate: An official University of Denver tent will be set up in Parking Lot H at M&T Bank Stadium for fans, beginning three hours prior to Saturday’s game (BYOB).

Official DU Gathering Location: Pioneer fans are encouraged to gather at Pratt Street Ale House at 206 W. Pratt Street throughout the weekend.

Schedule of Events:

Friday Night Faceoff: A free event for fans at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Amphitheatre on Friday at 5 p.m. ET. All teams are scheduled to attend.
LaXperience Fan Fest: The NCAA LaXperience Fan Fest will be held on Ravens Walk from Saturday-Monday beginning at 11 a.m. ET.
Fans in Denver
The following restaurants will be showing the game:
Crimson & Gold – 2017 S. University Blvd.
The Pioneer – 2401 S. University Blvd.
Old Chicago – 1280 S. Colorado Blvd.
Campus Lounge – 701 S. University Blvd.

How to Follow the Action
Television: ESPN2 and ESPN3.com
Radio: FM 104.3 The Fan
Internet: DenverPioneers.com will offer continuous coverage while the Pioneers are in Baltimore, including a CoverItLive blog during the game.

How They Got Here
The winner of the game between the No. 6 seeded Pioneers (15-2) and No. 7 seeded Cavaliers (11-5) will advance to the 2011 NCAA Championship at M&T Bank Stadium on May 30 at 1:30 p.m. MT, where they will take on the winner of the other NCAA Semifinal between Maryland and Duke.

Denver beat Villanova 13-10 in the NCAA Tournament First Round and Johns Hopkins 14-9 in the Quarterfinals. Virginia beat Bucknell 13-12 in overtime in the First Round, and Cornell 13-9 in the Quarterfinals. <====